According to the National Weater Service of Topeka, high pressure will usher cooler temperatures and drier air into northeast Kansas through the weekend. Temperatures will be in the 70s with warmer air poised to make a return for the start of next week. Lows are expected to fall into the mid 40s to lower 50s Saturday morning and into the upper 40s to mid 50s Sunday morning. Rain chances return to the area Tuesday night through Thursday.

Today: Cooler…sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Cooler. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds up to 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds up to 5 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. South winds up to 5 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

Tuesday: Breezy. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

Tuesday Night: Breezy. Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.

Thursday: Mostly sunny with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.